Big Ten basketball

Amir Coffey gave Minnesota just the jolt it needed.

MADISON, Wis. -- Maybe it's a mental thing. No matter how well the Gophers are playing, when the team heads to Madison, they just can't get over the hump. Badgers 66, Gophers 49. The last time the U beat Wisconsin there was 2009.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Nate Mason had 25 points in 28 minutes with his best shooting performance in Big Ten play, Jordan Murphy posted his sixth double-double in the last seven games and Minnesota breezed by Nebraska 88-73 on Thursday night for its eighth straight victory.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota men's basketball team has been given a tough start for Big Ten play.

State College, PA (Learfield sports)  -- Penn State used a 14-6 run over the final 3:46 to spoil a hot-shooting night for the Golden Gophers as the drop the visitors 86-77.   The Gophers made 11 3-pointers and led for most of the game but couldn’t hold off the Nittany Lions. Joe...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP- Gophersports.com) -- Nate Mason and Kevin Dorsey scored 11 points, but the Gophers fell to No. 1 Michigan State 69-61.

Minneapolis, MN (Gophersports.com) -- Minnesota (7-3) capped off its fall semester with a 57-47 win against North Dakota (4-7). Rachel Banham led the Gophers in scoring with 17 points, and Karley Barnes tied a season-high with eight rebounds.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jake Bittle scored a career-high 25 points for South Dakota State, which dominated from start to finish on both ends of the floor for an 84-70 victory Tuesday over Minnesota, the second loss in four days at home by the Gophers to a border-state team from the mid-major Summit League...